Foil badges are at the fenders, on the C pillar, and set into the taillights, with the knockout punch being the block-lettered “THUNDERBIRD” across the nose. It’s a great color for the car, with a dead even metallic that plays along the model’s lines under the lights. The lion’s share of the T’bird coupes sold that year – 60, 552, if you’re counting – had the 390, and that’s the motor that Danbury’s neat Burgundy poly sample is equipped with. For serious leadfooting, the 427 was an option, in either 410 horsepower (single carb) or a dual-quad, 425 horse (wink, wink) “R” code trim. Depending on the carburetor and intake, the Ford FE “Y-Block” motor made either 300 or 330 horsepower – more than up to the task of hauling the freshly redesigned ‘bird with surprising alacrity. In 1964, the Ford Thunderbird was a powerful personal luxury car, with standard engine displacement that started at 390 cubes.
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